More women vying for political office in Illinois

Beth Vercolio-Osmund, Jennifer Zordani and Sameena Mustafa are three women with no political experience running for office in different Illinois congressional district primaries this March. Their run is part of a national trend. (Stacey Wescott, Brian Cassella and Nancy Stone / Chicago Tribune)

Beth Vercolio-Osmund, Jennifer Zordani and Sameena Mustafa are three women with no political experience running for office in different Illinois congressional district primaries this March. Their run is part of a national trend. (Stacey Wescott, Brian Cassella and Nancy Stone / Chicago Tribune)

Beth Vercolio-Osmund, Jennifer Zordani and Sameena Mustafa are three women with no political experience running for office in different Illinois congressional district primaries this March. Their run is part of a national trend. (Stacey Wescott, Brian Cassella and Nancy Stone / Chicago Tribune)